" The lawyer for the parents, Catherine Smith, gave exceptional argument. She was relaxed, self-assured, and very effective. Smith handled the intense give-and-take with the justices as casually as though she were sitting down to a boisterous family dinner. It was clear that the key to Smith's persuasiveness was the conviction with which she spoke. She stuck to her guns like Annie Oakley."
– ABA Litigation Magazine

"The attorney for the mother was articulate and well-prepared."
– AAML Report on Troxel Argument

Experience

Smith Goodfriend, P.S. (1981-Present)

Shareholder in the firm since September 1984.

Extensive appellate litigation practice, providing representation in over 400 cases in all three divisions of the Court of Appeals, the Washington State Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court.